2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

WE ARE HAVING SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Z71. IT STARTED WITH THE SEAT WARMERS ONLY WORKIING OCCASIONALLY, THEN WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START IT ONE DAY THE DS AUTOMATIC POWER SEAT DEPLOYED ME AND SMASHED MY CHEST AND LEGS ALL THE WAY INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASH I WAS PINNED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD UNTIL MY HUSBAND HEARD ME SCREAMING AND CAME TO GET ME - IT DID THIS ON ITS OWN, I HADN'T TOUCHED A THING OTHER THAN TURN THE KEY TO START POSITION. THEN THE DS POWER SEAT BUTTONS STARTING WORKING IN REVERSE I.E. PUSHING FORWARD ON THE BUTTON SENDS YOU BACKWARDS AND PUSHING BACK SENDS YOU FORWARD, THEN THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON THE DIC AND STAYED ON FOR AWHILE, THE SEAT WARMERS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN ON OCCASION AND THEN QUIT ALTOGETHER...AGAIN., NOW THE CLUSTER PANEL ...SPEEDOMETER, RPM AND OTHER GAUGES ARE INCORRECT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. WE ARE HAVING TO USE A GPS TO MAINTAIN SPEED LIMITS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS TIRES, SIZE POOH/ DOT NUMBER T79NJNH1609. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP FOR THE TIRES TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED HE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THE TIRES WERE IN THE SAME DOT RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TIRES WERE INCLUDED AND NOTICED THERE WAS TWO GASHES ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED ONE GASH WAS APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES LONG AND THE OTHER WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES LONG. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 13,500. THE VEHICLES CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,740.

CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CAUSED A FRONT END CRASH WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST AT CORROSION. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE HAD A SNOW BANK IN MY PATH AND NOT ANOTHER CAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MYSELF AND MY WIFE WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, UNABLE TO STOP, WITH NO TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE CROSS STREET, LUCKILY. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SLOWLY AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING FROM THE BRAKE WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED UPON INSPECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,900.

I WAS DRIVING TO A STORE IN MY CITY WHEN IT FELT LIKE I WAS NOT DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND GOING SLOWER THAN NORMAL. WHEN II GOT TO THE STORE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, I SAW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING 20 MPH. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND IT DROPPED THE SPEED READING BY 5 MPH. I DID THIS 3 MORE TIMES TILL IT REGISTERED ZERO MPH. WHEN DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED THAT I WAS STILL DRIVING SLOWER THAN NORMAL AND WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR THE SPEEDOMETER READING WAS SHOWING 25 MPH. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVERY TIME II AM DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED YET AND HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE SINCE IT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THIS COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WHEN SET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A LOUD POP WAS HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN AND PRONOUNCED INCREASE IN WIND NOISE. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE REAR TAIL GATE WINDOW HATCH. METAL FATIGUE CAUSED THE LEFT WINDOW HATCH HINGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. THIS PRODUCED A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE SPEED THE WINDOW HAD FULLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED IN TRAFFIC. THE GLASS WINDOW AND FRAME WOULD HAVE STRUCK THE TRAILING VEHICLE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH.